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A teacher struggles to control a rumor spreading around his elementary school by one greedy child.

A man remembers his childhood memory of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone...

After receiving a VHS tape claiming she's a disciple of an alien species known as the "True Mothers," Amy joins a local UFO cult, donning the name...

A lamp causes a ruckus in the shop while the shopkeeper is away.

A child, who is afraid, of the dark forms a unique relationship with the objects that once frightened him.

This delightful story is simply about a boy wanting to go outside and play in the snow. After getting all bundled up by his mother, the boy has found...

A polar bear is hunted by Eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

This short is about a purple dinosaur named Sigmund, who likes to bounce on top of trees. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011.

Charlie Brown is on the run from the Peanuts Gang after the Great Pumpkin puts a bounty on his head in this wild animated student short by Jim...

When a girl at a party confronts a guy about his social anxiety, he starts to float in the air.

Black giants break classical architecture and rebuild them into Brutalistic structure.

Set in an abstraction of 1970s London, Amaranthine tells a tale of punks, betrayal and revenge.

At a summer sleepover, two best friends realize they may be connected by more than just friendship.

Emma, a lonely old woman, reminisces of one of her childhood birthday parties.

"Fame" was used as the soundtrack of an animated music video of the same title, directed by Richard Jefferies and Mark Kirkland while students at...

A toad bikes back home in order to water his plants.

Twins Lake and Lucas hate each others’ guts. One day after school, their sibling rivalry gets out of hand.

Direct animation on 35mm.

Tim Burton’s early animation of an octopus and a king.

California Institute of the Arts student Madeline Sharafian created 'Omelette', an animated short film that centers on making food for someone you...